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Best Mobile Phone 2009 nominations

Here are the nominations for Best Mobile Phone in The Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009.

The following products were chosen because we feel they represent the best phones on sale in the last 12 months that are available in the UK.

The nominations...

Android 2.0 source code appears

Google has published the source code of Android 2.0 - the next version of its operating system, and the one that appears on the recently-released Motorola Droid. Until now, only Motorola and HTC had access to the source, but Google has just opened it up for everyone.

The...

Vodafone offers HTC HD2 free on contract

The HTC HD2 is now available on Vodafone in the UK, as we'd reported it would be.

The big-hitting Windows Phone handset is available for free on £35 per month, 2-year contracts. There's also a £40 per month, 2-year effort if you need more bundled minutes.

Vodafone to offer HTC HD2 first

While our brows are still furrowed by T-Mobile's assertion that the Windows Mobile 6.5 HTC HD2 will offer Android Market apps, we're happy to report the device is due an imminent launch on Vodafone.

Those hoping to get their hot little hands on the new smartphone...

Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009 - mobile phones

The Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009 Best Mobile Phone nominations are probably the ones we've all been waiting for. The smartphone industry is ablaze and every year we see more and more impressive handsets as the mobile becomes so much more than simply the telephone...

HTC HD2 funky features fun

So you've got your eyes on the HTC HD2, you've read our review of the flagship Windows Mobile 6.5 device and you just want to know more. Here are some of our favourite funky features for you to explore.

The front page of Sense is more...

PHOTOS: Verizon Droid Eris by HTC hands on

HTC and Verizon have confirmed the rumours that the second "Droid" handset alongside the Motorola Droid will be called the Droid Eris and be created by HTC. 

The new handset will offer a virtually identical feature set to the Sprint HTC Hero and feature a 3.2-inch...

HTC Hero becomes Verizon Droid Eris by HTC

Verizon and HTC just dropped a bombshell on Sprint and its HTC Hero offering, marketing a virtually identical handset for $80 cheaper in the US, in what is sure to create a price war in the run up to the holidays.

The new handset, The Droid Eris by HTC, has been...

HTC Droid Eris revealed in unboxing pics

The HTC Droid Eris has been steadily leaked over recent times, but just-revealed unboxing shots from US blog Boy Genius Report propel this effort from the realm of rumours into the big time.

We know Verizon is planning an entire family of Droid-branded Android...

HTC announces HD2 is now shipping

HTC has announced the HD2, its new high-end Windows Mobile 6.5 handset, is now shipping in Europe and Taiwan.

In addition, HTC has confirmed the HD2 will be available in the United States with "a major US carrier" in early 2010.

Here in the UK we're still...

T-Mobile to offer "HTC Touch HD2" with Android Market

It appears the HTC HD2 has found a home with a UK operator as T-Mobile has revealed via its website it is to offer the new device.

The new Windows Mobile 6.5 handset offers a 4.3-inch multi-touch display, speedy Snapdragon processor, 5-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi,...

HTC: No Android HTC HD2

HTC CEO Peter Chou has confirmed that the company has no plans to launch an Android version of its HTC HD2 handset.

"Technically, we could make the HD2 an Android phone, but I have to take care of Windows Mobile", Chou told Forbes magazine.

The handset,...

HTC Droid Eris gets a little bit more leaked

While Verizon has come clean about the Motorola Droid it's had lurking up its shirt sleeve, there's still the mystery of the HTC Droid Eris to clear up.

We know that Verizon is planning a veritable family of Droid handsets and the Eris, also known as the HTC...

HTC HD2 priced in UK

The HTC HD2, the company's Windows Mobile 6.5 handset, might have already had an operator free price detailed by an over zealous online retailer, but now it seems it's got a contract price for those waiting to grab it with their grubby mitts.

Mobiles.co.uk is...

Android 2.0 HTC Hero Inbound

HTC has confirmed that it will be bringing Android 2.0 to the HTC Hero.

"The rumors are true! Hero will be getting an Eclair update. We ask for your patience as we update Sense for the fancy new Android OS", the company said via its official Twitter feed.

No...

Verizon: Droid becomes a family, other handsets coming

Verizon has confirmed that the Droid name will become a family of handsets with multiple phones from different manufactures, rather than just the single offering from Motorola.

The news, clarifies rumours on the Internet that the Verizon Motorola Droid isn’t...

HTC Touch Diamond2 goes Windows Mobile 6.5

HTC has released the all important firmware update for its HTC Touch Diamond2 mobile phone taking it from Windows Mobile 6.1 to Windows Mobile 6.5.

The new ROM upgrade, which is available from the HTC website, will upgrade the phone to the new OS launched earlier...

HTC working on Android 2.0 handsets

Early next year, Google is set to launch version 2.0 of its Android mobile operating system, codenamed "Eclair". The platform is confirmed to be appearing on the forthcoming Motorola Droid, but what about other manufacturers?

Samsung is staying tight-lipped about...

VIDEO: HTC rolls out new "YOU" advertising campaign

HTC has unveiled a new advertising campaign in the hope to push the phone brand into the big time.

Based on HTC's new "Quietly Brilliant" positioning, the global "YOU" campaign is being rolled out across 20 countries and features the tagline, "You don't need...

HTC Hero "in short supply"

HTC is struggling to meet demand for its flagship Android handset, the HTC Hero, according to the company's VP Asia-Pacific Jack Tong. Sales in Europe and Asia are very strong he said, which is causing production difficulties.

"The tight production will not be...

Google will launch an Android gPhone

The much-rumoured gPhone turned out to be "not one, but a thousand gPhones" when Google announced the launch of Android, its mobile phone operating system, but that is about to change.

While it's unclear what has prompted the internet giant to make the switch...

Mystery HTC Android phone gets snapped

Images of an unidentified HTC phone have been posted online, prompting speculation this could be the rumoured HTC Dragon.

The Dragon or "Zoom 2" is thought to be the Android counterpart to the recently announced high-end HD2 Windows Phone from HTC, although this...

PHOTOS: HTC Tattoo

If you are looking to get your hands on some Android 1.6 action on the cheap, then the HTC Tattoo might be just for you.

You get a smaller form factor than other Android devices out there with a smaller 2.8-inch 240 x 320 QVGA screen, but you still get HSDPA connectivity...

UK retailer Clove dates and prices HTC HD2

It seems HTC's new HD2, a high-end Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone, will be getting a suitably high-end price tag.

UK online retailer Clove currently has the device up for pre-order priced at £540 for a SIM-free handset. Clove estimates the shipping date for...

PHOTOS: HTC Tattoo cover designs revealed

HTC has revealed its first set of covers for the HTC Tattoo, the company's new entry-level Android phone now available in the UK from Vodafone.

The HTC Tattoo gets HTC's Sense interface along with a 3.2-megapixel camera, 2.8-inch QVGA display, GPS, compass,...